Ralph Sharon - Music For The Late Hours The Tony Bennett Song Book (1965) - VINYL - 24-bit/96kHz plus CD-compatible format

A nice set. The focus is squarely on Mr. Sharon's piano. Off and on, Ralph was Tony Bennett's longtime accompanist, and this was recorded after the first stint.

A nice set. The focus is squarely on Mr. Sharon's piano – until the last song, there's no bass solos, no drum solos, no nuthin'. The stereo separation puts the bass over THERE, the drums over THERE, and the piano smack dab in the middle. If you like this kind of stuff, then you'll like this. FWIW, this was released the year that he left Tony Bennett's group.

Nice interview with him here: http://www.jazzprofessional.com/interviews/Ralph%20Sharon.htm
Nice long biography here: http://www.enotes.com/contemporary-musicians/ralph-sharon-quartet-biography

From allmusic:
Biography by William Ruhlmann
"Ralph Sharon made his professional debut with Ted Heath in 1946, then moved on to Frank Weir's orchestra before leading his own sextet. He moved to the U.S. in 1953, where he initially worked as an accompanist to Chris Connor. In 1957, he became musical director and pianist for Tony Bennett. He acquired American citizenship in 1958. In 1965, he and Bennett split up, but they got back together in 1979 and have stayed together since. Sharon has also led various groups and made many recordings as a leader."


01 - Just In Time.flac
02 - I Wanna Be Around.flac
03 - Who Can I Turn To.flac
04 - One For My Baby.flac
05 - The Kid's A Dreamer.flac
06 - Blues For A Rainy Day.flac
07 - The Good Life.flac
08 - You Came A Long Way From St Louis.flac
09 - Born To Be Blue.flac
10 - (I Left My Heart) In San Francisco.flac
11 - Stranger in Town.flac
12 - Blues For Mr T.flac





Some occasional rough spots were unrepairable (esp track 11), but overall it came out darned fine.


No music was harmed in the making of this vinyl rip.